Tijuana vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tijuana	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1295	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3053	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$616	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1025	$678
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	22	17
😀 Quality of life	62	44
🏙️ Population	1.96M	7.01M

The cost of living in Tijuana is 117% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4578th and 7977th ($1295 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 234th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Tijuana compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Tijuana ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 5712th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tijuana vs Zhumadian

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	Tijuana	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.63	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$768	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$500	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$905	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3269	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.74	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4857	$9042

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Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507